What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12012 and 12023?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12012 and 12023 is 11.

GCF(12012,12023) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12012 and 12023, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12012 and 12023.

How to find the GCF of 12012 and 12023?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12012 and 12023. After we will calculate the factors of 12012 and 12023 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12012

Prime factors of 12012 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 12012 in exponential form is:

12012 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12023

Prime factors of 12023 are 11, 1093. Prime factorization of 12023 in exponential form is:

12023 = 11¹ × 1093¹

Step-3: Factors of 12012

List of positive integer factors of 12012 that divides 12012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 26, 28, 33, 39, 42, 44, 52, 66, 77, 78, 84, 91, 132, 143, 154, 156, 182, 231, 273, 286, 308, 364, 429, 462, 546, 572, 858, 924, 1001, 1092, 1716, 2002, 3003, 4004, 6006

Step-4: Factors of 12023

List of positive integer factors of 12023 that divides 12012 without a remainder.

1, 11, 1093

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12012 and 12023. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12012 and 12023 is 11.

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